(The Pyrenees in snowier times...)
The ski season in the Pyrenees looks set to be delayed with temperatures currently too warm for snowmaking, little recent natural snowfall and no change currently predicted.
Most areas originally aimed to open this weekend, on the 29th of November, but its currently unclear whether any will be able to.
Grandvalira in Andorra which incorporates the villages of Pas de la Casa and Soldeu El Tarter and is the region's largest with 210km of piste, has announced an undetermined delay in its opening,
"Due to rising temperatures during these past few days, the weather conditions are not favourable for the opening on Saturday 29th. The beginning of the season will take place when the weather conditions can ensure the highest quality of service. We will keep you posted!"
The other Andorran ski area conglomerate, VallNord, posted on its social media feed last Friday that it was making snow while waiting for the natural stuff, but has not said since whether it still aims to open on the 29th.
There's also no news as yet from ski areas on the French and Spanish sides of the southern European mountain range.